JOURNAL ARTICLE

Thermosensitive alginate–gelatin–nitrogen-doped carbon dots scaffolds as potential injectable hydrogels for cartilage tissue engineering applications

Mojgan GhanbariMasoud Salavati‐NiasariFatemeh Mohandes

Year: 2021 Journal:   RSC Advances Vol: 11 (30)Pages: 18423-18431   Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Abstract

The low gelation time (120 s) and gelation temperature at body temperature (37 °C) make oxidized alginate/gelatin/NCDs hydrogels suitable as temperature-sensitive injectable hydrogels for cartilage tissue engineering.

Keywords:
Self-healing hydrogels Swelling Gelatin Chemical engineering Biodegradation Materials science Nanocomposite Tissue engineering MTT assay Polymer chemistry Chemistry Nanotechnology Composite material Biomedical engineering In vitro Organic chemistry Biochemistry

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